Meet the people who have gone above and beyond to get jabs into arms across the country.
She laughed: "I genuinely thought I was doing my bit to get us out of this. My nursing instinct made me feel guilty I wasn't on the front line. This was my way to help.""An NHS car would take me to NHS Louisa Jordan where, after strict security, I would pick up the vaccine at the pharmacy. It was in a big insulated box with strict instructions on when it was taken from the freezer. We were only allowed to open the box four times and it had to be used in six hours.
"A lot of people are scared of needles - I just use distraction therapy and get them to laugh. And the vast majority once they get it, say 'Was that it?'"Rita Ciccu Moore, 61, was assistant director of nursing at NHS Forth Valley and was awarded the MBE in 2019 for services to nursing when she retired.
"In the beginning we were giving the Pfizer jab and I felt so responsible, that I couldn't waste a single drop of this precious vaccine."Rita said: "I had to make sure we were not throwing any away. We ran around wards, into corridors, asking people if they'd had their vaccine and dragging them in. We focused on places like intensive care and the emergency department."She said: "We joked saying we were Rita's retirees.
Vince, 51, is an investment fund business analyst by day - by night and on his days off he is a volunteer for NHS Lothian.
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